Music-sheet.



' eating; the theme or melody.

UNITED STATES liflENT OFFICE@ iiRL E. PEC/K, Oi" NEW YQRK, N. Y.

No. sono. 7

Application fried July i3,

Specification of Lettere letent.

recessed March 10, 1.9.08:

i907. semi. no. essere.

i do herehy dechire the following to he :i full, I

clean, and exnct deserigition of the iniv'ention,

sueii :is will eniihle others Skilled in the :irt to which it eppertoins to ineke sind use the seine.

This invention relates to music sheets i'or piano players, soll ployiii;f pianos and the like, ond lios for iin object to provide n sheet upon which the iheino or .melody is marked j in such manner that it inny he followed hy the operator.

A further oh'ject oi the ii'ivention is to provide in e music sheet liziying" the usuel sind ordinary openings therein, of designations properly positioned i'oizitive to the Aholes rep reseniiiiiij the iliiiine or melody, so that such holes :ire ensily dislingiiislmhle hy the operator.

A further object ol the invention is to provide iii :i innsic sheet having the usuel sind oi"- dinory holes or openings therein, oi dcsignntions disposed et the forward end of the openings :ind properly proportioned and colored to he easily distinguishable and readily rccognix-.dilo hy the operator.

A further object oi' the invention is to pro 'vide in o, music sheet liiiv'iiig the usuel efnd oi'- diiiiiry holes end openings lines ioining the holes or openings representing the theme or melody so that erich line may he followed oy the eye oi the ope-retin".

With these ond other objects in yieif, the invention comprises cert/ein novel eimstrncM tions, combinations and arrangements of' parte, will he hereinafter nlly described and claimed.

In the dri.. n.Figure l is e View in elevation of n. n' ic sheet embodying curved lines ending in nente points adjacent the for werd end oi the holes representing the theme or melody oi the music employed. Figi'. is e View of :i iiiusii: sheet having n slightly dif 'ferent4 en'iliodinieiit of the marking of the theme or melody comprising; merits or'dots placed et the forward end of the helles representing .the theme end melody nf'i'tli lines preferably striiiglit joining the rots end indi- Fig. 3 is n 'View of e. sheet wherein the theme or melody is des marks et the forward end ofthe openings.;

ln the use ol n self-playing piano or piano is found desirable to ineke itI possible fertile operetor v'to follow et fill times the theme or melody of the music heine; played for the purpose oi accenting, controlling the tempo and for other means of expression.

It is well known that upon the music sheet ordinarily employed e greet number of holes or openings ere provided resembling each other very closely and with no ineens for determining from en inspection of the sheet y which holes represent the theme o1' melody i end which represent the accompaniment.

the subject-metter of this application the sheet is not i'iiaterielly changed from the in;r provided with the usual and ordinary openings edi ited' sind positioned to communicate witn. the openings of the tracker lier, but the holes or openings representing the theme or melody are so marked that as the sheet posses over the tracker bar, the open in ,es in .irked and ioyfiresenting` the melody are readily distinguishable by the operator.

ln l*1 ig. i e plurality oi curved lineslO are employed terminating in icute points, es 11, nt the forward or lower side of theopenings i2, the employment of Which produces the melody oi the music. ./is shown in Fig. l e 'melody is provided both in the soprano end 1onse oleis or openings are designated in both clefs which ere to be accented mann neiiy by the operator to bring out the thorn of the music.

.in Fig. 2 the openings l2 ere' designated. by ineens of dots i3 of' :my convenient, approved end desredsize end shape placed at the lower or forw ord ends of the openings; 12 and preferably colored; es represented by the shading' in Fig. 2 to clearly distinguish such dots troni any other marks which may be upon the sli eet. f

The dots 13, as above described, are pref creiiiy connected by ineens oi lines i4, which :may be straight and running from each of the dots representing the nielod to the next dot designating the next note o the melody.

As shown in Fig. 3, the openings 12 representirli; the tlieine ere designated by the ein-- pioyment of dots or marks l5 preferabl colcred as represented by the drawing to c early sheet usually and ordinarily employed, be v l igneted simpiy by the employmentof dote or player employing e perfornte music sheet, it'

ln ceri-ying out the invention which forms distingnisi die said dois from other niark ings upon tire slieei'. In die embodiment shown in Fig. 3, the designnling dots nre noi; Connected, and this forni is found suliicient and desirable for i simple lneiodgY nfherein the openin relfiiion7 es shown in the drawing of Fig. 2.

By the empligivment oi either of the ein bodirnen ts shown in the dra-wings :is the music sheet passes oi'er the tracker bar in frontof the operator the eye is guided from one o )oniner to the next ineiody by menus ci the designations, :is shown in the drawing, :ind herein described, and the operator is enzillicd thereby io properlyaeeeu the not means of expression :is is iound desirable.

That l claim is:--.

1. .fl traveling:r music sheet melody openingsI sind n. mark of the melody openings.

2. A trziif'eliug music slieet'liaving melody openings, and marks produced upon the. surface of the sheet and preceding each oil the melody openings.

3. A traveling music sheet inovided with melody openings, a mark preceding eaeir of )reeedinsf each provided with l l i i 1 i surface of the, sheet und pre are not arranged 1n Corn plicnied which represent the rasend to empi vsueh other 1' 'the melody openings, ind linee se marks.

traveling .music sheet provided with openings, n.- mark formed u ion the fenfiug eac i of the formed upon the slieet ind joiningy the several marks.

traveling music sheet provided with joining the melody melody openines.y and line.; music r' t* nielory A e melody openings, :ind curved lines uiining the Severed marks.

G. A traveling music sheet provided Vith j melod \Y openings, a. niark preceding enen oi' l the iuelo y opemnfs, :ind curved lines joinmnrks end forming angles :id-

inrlis.

sheet provided with sequence infr the severe, lucent suoli '1. in u..

; of melody openings. :rnd visual means adapt ed to direct i'lie eye oi the operator from one of said openings to the next in series.

.ln testimoni,v whereof I nliix my signature in presence of tivo witnesses.

(LMU) E. PECK, -Vfitnesses:

Hilnisnn'r i". ifinrrn, AUGUST HAGEMEYER.

openings, n mark l'neeeding` each 

